Pete Appleton vs. Hub Pruett — Career Comparison

Pete Appleton
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hub Pruett
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hub Pruett built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Appleton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Appleton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.466 compared to 4.63 and 1.627 for Hub Pruett. By the career numbers, Pete Appleton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Appleton and Hub Pruett

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
2.69
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
2.55
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.56
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.83
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.45
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.35
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.52
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.58
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.82
20.82
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
4.3
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
4.63
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3423
27
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
9
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
9.36
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
816
9.86
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.36
9.36
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.6
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.83
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
4.78
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
3.31
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
4.31
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5044
39.79
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3395
41.01
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.47
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.95
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
667
5.26
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
5.65
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.627
1.627
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4532
35.75
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2962
35.78
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.79
39.79
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Pete Appleton and Hub Pruett

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.25
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.166
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Appleton and Hub Pruett

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
522.34
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
211
506.4
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
250
600
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
569.54
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
212
508.8
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
132.49
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
36
86.4
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
109.64
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
30
72
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.18
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.66
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.4
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.84
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.4
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.84
39.35
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
11.3
27.13
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
165.99
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
43
103.2
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
144.67
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
57
136.8
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
45.69
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
9
21.6
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
51.78
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
12
28.8
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
97.46
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
21
50.4
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.38
44.74
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
11.55
27.72
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.18
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.4
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
100.51
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
124.8
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
5.97
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
18.27
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.8
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0